This is all politics my friends.. half of those players are overrated as hell. Whoever is picking these teams obviously not to smart or never played sports. Coaches get on the phone with one another and say hey vote for my guy and I’ll vote for yours! Dillon lefieri, Javon Hernandez,Bobby zmarlak are better then 90% of these kids…Henry azadian makes all state but couldn’t make all fciac yeah That makes Sense good job guys!! The kids that deserve will never make it.. and I also agree no Tyler Osborne is a shame too.

I can safely assure you there were no politics involved in selecting this team. I myself saw more baseball around this state than anyone this season. Scott and I got together and selected these teams based on what they did this season, not the schools they are choosing to go at the next level. It was not easy to do either.

Well you and Scott didn’t pay that much attention. Don’t talk to me about no politics! I been around this state 20 years watching the 3 major sports. I know dozens of coaches all over the state! Head coaches and they themselves have told me the process and how this works. Sad thing is that you do this as your jobs and still can’t get it right. Watch the players actually play the game don’t just open a newspaper and read some BS. Once again where are the minoritie baseball players? Short list once again. Tyler Osborne Hispanic and African American not on here! Javon Hernandez Hispanic and African American on pace for over 100 hits 4 year starter he’s left off. So don’t talk to me about no politics!!! Men lie women lie numbers don’t! And by the way just cause you got letters doesn’t mean you played or contributed that just means your apart of the team.!

Thank you for your comment. We value the opinions of our readers. However, we stand by the selections of Scott and Pete, knowing and appreciating the fact there will always be debate over those selected and not selected to all-state teams.

You want to get political; let’s get political.
“Politics” is the go-to phrase in these situations used by the disappointed.
In this case, Scott and Pete are beyond reproach. They put in the time and care about this website, making it both great and accurate.
Rosario and Rivera seems to be Spanish surnames, so there’s that.
The one credible thing you did mention, Dee, was a lack of minority players.
In Connecticut anyway, baseball has become a rich kid’s sport. From youth level on up, you need money for the lessons and the omnipresent spectre of travel baseball. Aside from a team that shows up from the Bronx, these outfits feature few Hispanics or African Americans.
What’s more, the growing narrative is that baseball just doesn’t give the thrills and instant gratification that basketball and football provide. Look at the state of baseball in Hartford, Bridgeport, and New Haven, for instance. Look for those towns in the upcoming Little League tournament recaps on this website. You won’t find them.

Picking the all-state team in any sport is a largely subjective process as well as an unscientific one. Not everyone will be happy. I assume Pete and anyone else involved in that process reaches out to coaches and media for input on players in their area/conference and scours box scores, stats sheets, etc., especially on teams that do not play in the southern part of the state. It probably wouldn’t hurt for more coaches to be proactive and promote their kids beyond to the local media who regularly covers their game. I feel bad for that kid in Torrington who smacked 11 homers. If I’m not mistaken, the Register Citizen in Torrington does not have one full-time writer on its sports staff, which is entirely another topic. Keep up the good work, GameTimeCT.

Not everyone is going to be happy and there have been major blunders over the years. Don’t forget NFL Hall of Famer Steve Young was left off All-State . I am of the opinion that Hearst or NHR or Gametime or whatever they are calling themselves these days should not be calling any of their teams their bloggers pick to be deemed an All State team anyway because they don’t cover the whole state. They have even gone out of their way to explain they don’t cover the whole state. Call it Hearst All Stars or All Area. Also have some humility and ask coaches who they spent most time strategizing against-who gets pitched around, who gets double/triple teamed-who has whole game plans strategized against them to limit their talents? My bet is that they”ll find that it’s not alwasy the kids with the best stats on the winning teams who are usually chosen for All State that are the coach’s answers.

George K I agree totally! Most of these kids are from the same side of the state…. fciac kids get left off for some dumb reason. Just saying you mentioned 2 Hispanic kids . Out of how many? Like I said this will never be fixed or done right. I say CT Gametime keep up the bad work! LoL to that.